National Third Party Access Code for Natural Gas Pipeline Systems - First Amending Agreement - Correction (WA)

4 February 2000]	GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA	423
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NATIONAL THIRD PARTY ACCESS CODE FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS:
FIRST AMENDING AGREEMENT
Correction

In the Government Gazette No. 3 of 7 January 2000. at page 60, Recital A should read—

On 7 November 1997, the Parties signed the Natural Gas Pipelines Access Agreement with the objective of establishing a uniform national framework for third party access to natural gas pipelines.

at page 60, Recital B should read—

Under the Natural Gas Pipelines Access Agreement, the Parties agreed upon a uniform 'Gas Pipelines Access Law', which included a 'National Third Party Access Code for Natural Gas Pipeline Systems'.

at page 61, Recital E should read—

Section 6 of Schedule 1 of the Gas Pipelines Access Law and section 9 of the Code establish a procedure whereby the Code may be amended,

at page 62, 4. Amendment of Section 8, (a) should read—

(a)

After section 8.5 of the Code insert— be applied—

(a)	on a nominal basis (under which the Capital Base and Depreciation are expressed in historical cost terms and all other costs and revenues are expressed in current prices and a nominal Rate of Return is allowed): or
(b)	on a real basis (under which the Capital Base, Depreciation and all costs and revenues are expressed in constant prices and a real Rate of Return is allowed): or

(c) any other basis in dealing with the effects of inflation,

provided that the basis used is specified in the Access Arrangement, is approved by the Relevant Regulator and is applied consistently in determining the Total Revenue and Reference Tariffs.'

at page 64, should read—

State of South Australia

The Honourable Tony McGrady MP,
Minister for Mines and
Energy and Minister assisting the Deputy
Premier on Regional Development of

the State of Queensland

instead of—

The Honourable Tony McGrady MP,
Deputy Premier, Minister for Mines and
Energy and Minister assisting the Deputy
Premier on Regional Development of

the State of Queensland

at page 64, should read—

The Honourable Rob Kerin MP, Deputy
Premier, Minister for Primary Industries,
Natural Resources and Regional
Development of the State of South

Australia

instead of—

The Honourable Rob Kerin MLA, Deputy
Premier, Minister for Primary Industries,
Minister for Minerals and Energy:
Minister for Regional Development of the